Friday’s London Olympics Opening Ceremony will have a 3D component. Attendees already inside of the Olympic Stadium have been given 3D glasses and they’re turning to Twitter to share their excitement.
Young lady handing out 3D glasses. What is Danny Boyle going to do?
#olympicsinstagr.am/p/NmEaYtR6BR/
— Brad Blanks (@bradblanks) July 27, 2012
ITV News shared the above photo along with other ones, which show some of the gadgets in the stadium.
People with the BBC HD channel and 3D TVs will get to join in on the 3D fun, too, every day throughout the Olympics. BBC reports the daily highlights reel will be in 3D for those people, as will the Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony, men’s 100-meter running final.
Not much is known about how director Danny Boyle’s three-hour Opening Ceremony will look, but CNN says the extravaganza has cost more than $42 million and will feature “10,000 adult volunteers and 900 children … 12 horses, 10 chickens, nine geese, three cows and a flock of sheep, complete with sheepdogs.”
The ceremony airs on NBC starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
1. IOC Olympic Athletes' Hub
The International Olympic Committee's social portal provides links to verified Facebook and Twitter feeds of Olympians from the past and present. It will house additional content, too, including athlete Q&As and fan contests.
2. NBCOlympics.com
As the 2012 Olympics' official U.S. broadcaster, NBC will share tons of comprehensive coverage online, as well on this standalone site.
3. Twitter/NBC Olympics Hub
First reported by the Wall Street Journal, NBC and Twitter will team up to provide a curated destination page that corrals the best fan, media and athlete tweets surrounding the Games. Expect it to look something like the Euro 2012 page Twitter hosted earlier this summer (see left), and stay tuned to the Twitter blog for launch details.
4. Twitter Lists
Want a more personal Olympics experience on Twitter? Try using the site's Lists feature. Sports Illustrated media maven Richard Deitsch made a great one, and Mashable's own Stephanie Haberman has created an excellent comprehensive assembly.Subscribe to either, or check out Twitter's how-to page for step-by-step instructions on how to put together your own collection of media and athletes to track over the next few weeks.
5. Yahoo Sports London 2012 Coverage
The Internet behemoth is sending some 30 journalists to London to cover the games. Known for its excellent sports coverage, the Yahoo editorial team will be backed up by the company's massive tech infrastructure to provide breaking news, in-depth features and instant analysis.
6. Storify Olympics Page
The acclaimed social storytelling tool has a destination page that collects Olympics-related Storifies from around the web. It will be an awesome way to find social narratives by professional journalists and digital-savvy fans alike.
7. SI.com - London 2012
Still the gold standard for narrative sports journalism, Sports Illustrated has a solid team of writers and reporters on the ground in London. They'll provide plenty of breaking news and updates, but this page is most worth bookmarking for the terrific longform content to come.
8. The Telegraph's Olympic coverage
With the Olympics in its backyard, the England-based Telegraph newspaper has made an obvious effort to own the 2012 Games by producing great stories all year. Check this page often or follow the paper's Olympic-specific Twitter feed for updates and links.
9. Facebook Olympics Hub
Launched in June, Facebook's Olympics hub is designed as a one-stop shop for Olympics fans with social media fever. It includes links to athlete and team pages and pushes out related content regularly.
